This man was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and was unanimously chosen as the first president of the U.S. in 1789.
Who is George Washington
100
During the Gilded Age, this form of transportation helped connect the East Coast of the United States to the Pacific Ocean, allowing for faster travel and shipping times.
What is the railroad
100
The north's economy was based on
What is manufacturing
100
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment
100
The court's decision in this case allowed for the 'separate but equal' doctrine in the South
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
This term refers to the division of powers between the federal government and state governments
What is federalism
200
This term refers to men like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, who monopolized their industries at the expense of their workers and smaller companies.
What is "Robber Barons"
200
The south's economy was based on
What is agriculture
200
This amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
What is the 15th amendment
200
The immigration center on the East Coast
What is Ellis Island
300
This document was considered too weak because it granted more power to the states than to the national government. The Constitutional Convention (1787) was organized to fix the problems associated with this document
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
During the 1880s, a law was passed denying this group of immigrants entry into the United States and even prevented from obtaining citizenship.
Who were the Chinese
300
What was the Missouri Compromise?
made Missouri a slave state, made Maine a free state, drew a line through the country at the 36,30 parallel
300
This amendment gave citizenship to African Americans
What is the 14th amendment
300
The populist party was made up of
What are farmers
400
This term refers to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791, to guarantee specific rights and freedoms to the American people and to reserve some powers to the states.
What is the Bill of Rights
400
The man who coined the term "gilded age"
Who is Mark Twain
400
Battle that allowed Lincoln to make his emancipation proclamation
What is the Battle of Antietam
400
The process by which a person would work for a land owner and receive part of the harvest as payment is known as
What is sharecropping
400
The immigration center on the west coast
What is Angel Island
500
This event showed that the new national government had the ability to put down violent resistance to its laws. During this event, George Washington himself appeared to demonstrate the power of the new national government.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
500
This law was passed in 1890 to try and crack down on the practices of big businesses. It was not enforced immediately however...
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
500
The Anaconda strategy was used by the
Who is the northern army
500
Laws created in the south to disenfranchise African Americans
What are Jim Crow Laws
500
The female progressive who championed a woman's right to birth control